Virginia Brissac
Known for Acting · 124 credits
- Born
- 1883-06-10
- Died
- 1979-07-26
- Place of birth
- San Jose, California, USA
- Also known as
- Virginia Alice Brisac
Biography
Virginia Brissac (June 11, 1883 – July 26, 1979) was an American stage and film actress. With her stern features, she often played schoolteachers and other authority figures. Her film career began in 1913 with two short films and ended with Rebel Without a Cause (1955), playing grandmother to the character that James Dean portrayed.
Known For
TV Shows (6)
Movies (118)
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
as Jim's Grandmother
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Carlotta Couvais
Cheaper by the Dozen
1950
as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
Operation Pacific
1951
as Sister Anna
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
as Peach Pie Baker (uncredited)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945
as Miss Tilford (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
1946
as Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Executive Suite
1954
as Edith Alderson
Lucky Jordan
1942
as Clarence's Wife
Song of the Open Road
1944
as Camp Matron (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
1941
as Lynne Evans
Delinquent Parents
1938
as Mrs. Herbert Ellis
Jesse James
1939
as Boy's Mother
Remember the Day
1941
as Mrs. Hill
Appointment for Love
1941
as Nora
Secret Beyond the Door
1947
as Sarah (uncredited)
Phantom Lady
1944
as Dr. Helen Chase
Harriet Craig
1950
as Mother of Harriet Craig (Uncredited)
The Ghost Breakers
1940
as Mother Zombie
Pursued
1947
as Woman at the Wedding (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Woman (uncredited)
The Little Foxes
1941
as Mrs. Hewitt
Dark Victory
1939
as Martha
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Sophie Claggett
The House Across the Bay
1940
as Landlady
Fair Wind to Java
1953
as Bintang
All This, and Heaven Too
1940
as Nun (uncredited)
The Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case
1943
as Patricia Cornwall
Captain from Castile
1947
as Doña Maria De Vargas (uncredited)
Three Godfathers
1936
as Mrs. McLane
Washington Melodrama
1941
as Mrs. Curzon
The Snake Pit
1948
as Miss Seiffert (uncredited)
The Great Lie
1941
as Sadie
The Forgotten Woman
1939
as Mrs. Kimball
Three Daring Daughters
1948
as Miss Drake (uncredited)
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954
as Well-Dressed Woman in Coach (uncredited)
Tension
1949
as Mrs. Andrews (uncredited)
Gateway
1938
as Friend of Mrs. McNutt
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Mrs. Ella Evans
Artists & Models
1937
as Seamstress (uncredited)
Remember the Night
1940
as Mrs. Emory
An Act of Murder
1948
as Mrs. Russell
Strike Up the Band
1940
as Mrs. May Holden
Together Again
1944
as Townswoman (uncredited)
The Big Shot
1942
as Mrs. Booth
Mountain Justice
1937
as Mrs. Hughes
Bewitched
1945
as Martha--Governor's Wife
Lady Gangster
1942
as Mrs. Stoner
The Hard Way
1943
as Dress Saleswoman (Uncredited)
Two of a Kind
1951
as Maida McIntyre
Honeymoon Limited
1935
as Mrs. Van Twerp
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Mrs. Burton (uncredited)
Bad Men of Missouri
1941
as Mrs. Hathaway
Stolen Holiday
1937
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Black Friday
1940
as Mrs. Margaret Kingsley
The Mating of Millie
1948
as Mrs. Thomas
First Love
1939
as Commencement Speaker
Thrill of a Romance
1945
as Ms. McKenzie (uncredited)
Wings of the Navy
1939
as Nurse
About Mrs. Leslie
1954
as Mrs. Poole
Hired Wife
1940
as Miss Collins (uncredited)
Chad Hanna
1940
as Landlady
They Shall Have Music
1939
as Willie's Mother (uncredited)
No Man of Her Own
1950
as Justice of the Peace's Wife (uncredited)
Love Letters of a Star
1936
as Mrs. Blodgett
Invitation to Happiness
1939
as Eleanor's Nurse (uncredited)
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944
as Mrs. Courtland West
I Stole a Million
1939
as Nurse (uncredited)
Take a Letter, Darling
1942
as Mrs. Dowling - Landlady (uncredited)
Woman of the North Country
1952
as Mrs. Dawson
The Bandits of Corsica
1953
as Maria
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
1939
as Seamstress
Summer Holiday
1948
as Miss Hawley
It's a Date
1940
as Miss Holden
Lady with Red Hair
1940
as Miss Humbert (uncredited)
If I Had My Way
1940
as Mrs. Blair (uncredited)
Meet Me at the Fair
1953
as Mrs. Spooner
The Last Bandit
1949
as Kate's Mother
Little Orvie
1940
as Mrs. Green
Edge of Doom
1950
as Mrs. Dennis
Captain Eddie
1945
as Flo Clark
Always a Bride
1940
as Lucy Bond
One Foot in Heaven
1941
as Mrs. Jellison (uncredited)
The Big Noise
1936
as Mrs. Trent
The Mysterious Mr. M
1946
as Cornelia Waldron
Two Against the World
1936
as Marion Sims
The Adventurous Blonde
1937
as Helen Hammond (poses as "Aunt Jenny")
Little Old New York
1940
as Mrs. Brevoort
Ma and Pa Kettle at Home
1954
as Martha Maddocks
Old Los Angeles
1948
as Señora Del Rey
The Scarlet Clue
1945
as Mrs. Marsh
Faces in the Fog
1944
as Miss Harvey, Juror
Young Dr. Kildare
1938
as Boardinghouse Landlady (uncredited)
Hot Cargo
1946
as Mrs. Chapman
Alias the Deacon
1940
as Elsie Clark
Mug Town
1942
as Mrs. Bell
The Untamed Breed
1948
as Mrs. Jones
This Is the Life
1944
as Mrs. Tiggett
Why Girls Leave Home
1945
as Mrs. Leslie
Tough as They Come
1942
as Mrs. Clark
The Man in the Barn
1937
as Farmer's Wife (uncredited)
A Child is Born
1939
as Mr. Norton's Mother (uncredited)
The Bad Man of Brimstone
1937
as Mrs. Grant
Down the Stretch
1936
as Aunt Julia
G.I. Honeymoon
1945
as Lavinia Thorndyke
White Bondage
1937
as Sarah Talcott
Three's a Crowd
1945
as Cary Whipple
The Nurse's Secret
1941
as Mary
Moonlight in Vermont
1943
as Aunt Bess
Murder by an Aristocrat
1936
as Adela Thatcher
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
1946
as Martha, the Housekeeper
Get Hep to Love
1942
as Mrs. Brown
Stop, Look and Love
1939
as Dressmaker
Sing, Neighbor, Sing
1944
as Cornelia Blake
Idol of the Crowds
1937
as Mrs. Dale
Parents on Trial
1939
as Mrs. Martin
Cinderella's Feller
1940
as Wicked Stepmother
About Virginia Brissac
Virginia Brissac (June 11, 1883 – July 26, 1979) was an American stage and film actress. With her stern features, she often played schoolteachers and other authority figures. Her film career began in 1913 with two short films and ended with Rebel Without a Cause (1955), playing grandmother to the character that James Dean portrayed. With 124 credits spanning from 1935 to 1955, Virginia Brissac has appeared in 118 films and 6 TV shows.
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Most Popular Virginia Brissac Movies
- Rebel Without a Cause (1955) — as Jim's Grandmother
- Shadow of a Doubt (1943) — as Mrs. Phillips (uncredited)
- Monsieur Verdoux (1947) — as Carlotta Couvais
- Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) — as Mrs. Benson (uncredited)
- Operation Pacific (1951) — as Sister Anna
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